Just tie the step stool to the grab handle next to the slider; you'll never
lose your "cane" (or your step stool).

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Jeff Lincoln
|Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:44 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Advice, questions, help request
|
|Annie,
|
|We have a friend who had hip surgery - so once she was up and around she
|had
|an issue with getting herself into the driver's seat. Her solution (much
|like a suggestion you already received) was to use a sturdy step stool to
|get hereself in. Then, the best part - she would use her cane to reach down
|and hook the stool and haul it into the bus.
|
|Now I know you're situation is different and you probably aren't using a
|cane - but you might be able to do something similar - as long as whatever
|you use to hoist the stool in is long enough that you don't have to bend.
|
|Not sure it will workout for you but it could be something to tey. Good
|luck
|and heal up quick!
|
|--
|Thanks,
|
|Jeff
|'85 GL (Gertie)
|'90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
|'86 (We call this one Scrap)
|'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus